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Platform holder denies claims by The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson that framerate in Gears of War 4 is more consistent on slimmer console

Blizzard’s online shooter has reached a new milestone. Overwatch just hit 10 million players, less than a month after its launch on May 24th, the publisher announced on Twitter (see below). This number takes into account PC, Xbox One and PS4 players. The game had already attracted 7m players during …

Preview gives devs early access to 9-splice spirts, 2D tile map, sprite masks and more

Developers working on titles for Apple TV now have the option to include MFi controller and Siri Remote compatibility as they see fit

During an interview with CNBC, CEO Andrew House said Sony would probably struggle to meet customers’ demands for PlayStation VR. "We have growing confidence that we’ll be supply constrained with this product, but we’ll do our very best to meet demand," he told CNBC.com. "Virtual reality is a medium that’s …

Rejigged surface relighting, cubemap suppot and custom shaders will help devs get their games running on lower-end mobiles

Studio is also creating Imaginators instalment in toy-to-life franchise, starring the manic marsupial

UPDATE:Amazon and GAME have cut the price of Xbox One in the UK. As spotted by Videogamer, the former has bundles starting at 208,99, while the latter is selling them from 229.99. Meanwhile an Xbox One Elite will set consumers back 349.99. The console’s official page on the Xbox website …

Microsoft has denied claims that some games will perform better on Xbox One S than they do on the existing Xbox One. Yesterday Gears of War 4 boss Rod Fergusson stated that the new machine boasts slightly improved CPU and GPU performance, and that in turn will allow the Coalition …

Nintendo revealed a new set of Amiibo yesterday, ahead of its livestream introducing its new Legend of Zelda title, Breath of the Wild, at E3. Three Zelda-related figures were unveiled: Archer Link, Rider Link and an enemy called the Guardian. The latter will be the first-ever articulated Amiibo. These three …